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may 17, 1980 - Liberty City, Florida Riot

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On May 17-18 rioting breaks out in Liberty City, Florida (near Miami) after police officers are acquitted for killing an unarmed black man. The riot which generates 15 deaths is the worst in the nation since Detroit in 1967.

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may 17, 1980
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~ 45 years ago